---
name: "Flash Counter"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "75b2dd64-a2f5-4032-a19f-5b485dc44b16"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flash-counter-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flash Counter
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target instant spell.

> *"¡Esa idea brillante no sirvió de nada".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dispel](/printing/dispel-rtr.md) — Instant
2. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
3. [Cancel](/printing/cancel-10e.md) — Instant
4. [Essence Scatter](/printing/essence-scatter-ddt.md) — Instant
5. [False Summoning](/printing/false-summoning-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Preemptive Strike](/printing/preemptive-strike-ptk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #78
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`